[7] He received a phone call from Melbourne Renegades coach Michael Klinger in order to get a confirmation on whether he could join the team as a local replacement player.
[8] Before his surprise call-up, he was pursuing degrees in both finance and international relations as well as working as a data analyst for the financial services firm, KPMG.
[13][14] Hatzoglou had messaged Warne in an Instagram chat to seek ideas and advice during the middle of a COVID-19 pandemic induced lockdown in Melbourne in July 2021.
[13] Following his successful BBL stint with Perth Scorchers, he returned to his KPMG office and discussed his plans with two of the firm's partners and made the decision to fly to the UK.
In August 2022, Oval Invincibles offered him a short-term contract as a replacement player for Sunil Narine during the 2022 season of The Hundred with the latter decided to opt out of the final stages of the tournament in order to play in the 2022 Caribbean Premier League.